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ThisGuy · Oct 30, 2002, 12:54 PM

has anybody purchased one of these? if so, how does it perform? would you recommend it to any fellow mac users?
i am very interested in the ability to scan 35mm negatives. it would be used mainly for sharing pictures with family and friends. any input is appreciated. thanks in advance.

ThisGuy · Oct 31, 2002, 03:15 PM

anyone????

FXWizard · Oct 31, 2002, 04:02 PM

I have an Agfa SnapScan e50 that I bought long before OS X and it works fine in Jaguar with Agfa's drivers. It comes with transparency adaptors which are basically black "plates" with holes cut out for film strips and slides; you remove the cover from the lamp in the lid so you get the pass-through illumination and voila!

ThisGuy · Oct 31, 2002, 10:08 PM

Originally posted by FXWizard:
I have an Agfa SnapScan e50 that I bought long before OS X and it works fine in Jaguar with Agfa's drivers. It comes with transparency adaptors which are basically black "plates" with holes cut out for film strips and slides; you remove the cover from the lamp in the lid so you get the pass-through illumination and voila!

would you recommend it?

G-mac · Nov 1, 2002, 01:56 AM

Are you looking for any 35mm capable scanners or specific ones?

I know Epson makes the 1650 Photo and the 1250 Photo (the most affordable two) among others. The 1650 Photo is supposed to have great quality and can be had for a pretty good price. The 1250 Photo is likewise supposed to be adequate. Recently Epson has been updating its OS X.2 support and released some new twain files and scan-to-file utilities. The Epsons are also supported by Apple's Image Capture app I think.

Canon is also supported by Apple and OS X.2. I'm not sure about 35mm capablities (I'm sure they exist), but recently Canon released new twain and toolbox software for use with OS X.2 and Photoshop 7.

Hope this helps!

ThisGuy · Nov 1, 2002, 07:24 AM

Originally posted by G-mac:
Are you looking for any 35mm capable scanners or specific ones?

I know Epson makes the 1650 Photo and the 1250 Photo (the most affordable two) among others. The 1650 Photo is supposed to have great quality and can be had for a pretty good price. The 1250 Photo is likewise supposed to be adequate. Recently Epson has been updating its OS X.2 support and released some new twain files and scan-to-file utilities. The Epsons are also supported by Apple's Image Capture app I think.

Canon is also supported by Apple and OS X.2. I'm not sure about 35mm capablities (I'm sure they exist), but recently Canon released new twain and toolbox software for use with OS X.2 and Photoshop 7.

Hope this helps!

it sure does. i really have the itch to get one of these, but i don't want to make a $150 mistake and buy a piece of crap. i don't have any specific models in mind, but i wanted to get feedback from people who use them or have information about them. all i know is i bought a Umax piece of garbage in 99' that didn't even make it 1 year before breaking. F Umax.
Do you happen to know if the scan quality of 35mm film is good? i have an SLR that takes some really nice pictures and would love to share them with my family and friends.

G-mac · Nov 1, 2002, 08:50 AM

I don't have personal experience with 35mm scans, but the scanners themselves make great quality scans. I've seen the results of both the 1250 and 1650. Many people here in the MacNN forums swear by the Epson and Canon scanners for various reasons, so they should be safer buys. In contrast, many people had similar bad experiences with Umax scanners. I think Umax stopped their consumer scanner line completely in favor of high end office products.

I don't want you to have a bad scanner experience due to my personal advice/opinions, so I thought I'd include some links to reviews/info you may find helpful:

http://www.macworld.com/2002/04/revi...rsroundup.html

http://macworld.pricegrabber.com/sea...510032653121a4

http://www.dcresource.com (general camera/film scanner info, forums)

http://www.dpreview.com (general camera/film scanner info, forums)

The last two links are frequented by photo pros, so you could probably ask them some detailed questions about cameras, etc. and get quality answers. Good luck with your scanner search!

judd · Nov 1, 2002, 04:17 PM

It's a bit more expensive ($500ish), but I have heard rave reviews about the Epson Perfect 2450 Photo scan. It offers better resolution than the other epson models and has firewire built-in. There are plenty of reviews out there, one I found was http://www.photofocus.com/zine7/2450.html

Hope that helps

Eug · 10:08 PM

I have the older Epson 1640SU Photo at home. Works well in OS X, and the pix from film scans are usable on the web.

That said, our Canon 2710 dedicated 35 mm scanner at work is better than the reasonably priced flatbeds I've seen when scanning in film. (It's not cheap, but I would call it only a mid-end consumer-level machine.)

ie. If you want to scan in 35 mm slides or film, then buy film scanner.

The only time I use my 1640SU to scan in film is when I'm in a rush and don't have time to go to my workplace to scan in the pix.

The 2450 reviews I've read give it an advantage over my 1640, but most still much prefer the dedicated film scanners.

talisker · Nov 28, 2002, 08:36 PM

Originally posted by Eug:
I have the older Epson 1640SU Photo at home. Works well in OS X, and the pix from film scans are usable on the web.

That said, our Canon 2710 dedicated 35 mm scanner at work is better than the reasonably priced flatbeds I've seen when scanning in film. (It's not cheap, but I would call it only a mid-end consumer-level machine.)

ie. If you want to scan in 35 mm slides or film, then buy film scanner.

The only time I use my 1640SU to scan in film is when I'm in a rush and don't have time to go to my workplace to scan in the pix.

The 2450 reviews I've read give it an advantage over my 1640, but most still much prefer the dedicated film scanners.

Do you know if there are any film scanners that work with 10.2? The Canon ones only seem to support up to 9.1.

Ron Goodman · 12:44 PM

Most current film scanners have Vuescan support(www.hamrick.com).Silverfast is supporting more scanners too, for $65. I have a Minolta Elite that I've been happy with. The newer Elite II has Firewire instead of SCSI.

CzechMate · Nov 30, 2002, 09:55 AM

Hey,

I've got an Epson Perfection 1250 Scanner, and I must say I'm pleased with it. It scans fine in OS X (10.1), and even before the new drivers came out I had no problem running it through classic.

Quality-wise, I'm pleased with the scanned images, although the scanning process itself seems a little slow (mind you, I don't have anything to compare it to, so you might want to take this last comment for what it's worth).

I haven't used the "Photo" version (with the slide scanning attachement), but I would recommend the 1250 based on what I know.

Plus, you should be able to find this one pretty cheap... I recall paying ~$150 CDN for it in May.

Hope this helps,

- Czechmate

GORDYmac · Nov 30, 2002, 03:10 PM

Epson 1260 Photo scanner here. It comes with a 35mm negative and slide scanning kit. They work great. OS X Drivers are on Epson's site. Works with Image Capture and Photoshop Elements among others.